For the Ming Dynasty, the ceremony to worship the heaven at the end of the year is very important. For the old Zhu family, the ancestor worship ceremony is equally important. But it is already November and Zhu Yuanzhang is still touring the world and has no intention of responding to the sky.
Then, these two most important things need to be done by Zhu Biao.
As the prince, Zhu Biao is the most qualified to supervise the country in place of Zhu Yuanzhang. Of course... Zhu Han can also do it, but everyone knows that Zhu Han has no interest in the throne, so.
The reason why Zhu Han said that Zhu Yuanzhang killed two birds with one stone is because this move can establish Zhu Biao's status among officials. This is the first point, and the second point is that Zhu Yuanzhang himself can take some time off from his busy schedule. If he just simply worships his ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang, Maybe he would be happy to do it, and by the way, he could show his ancestors that he had many children and bring good news to his ancestors, but Zhu Yuanzhang didn't like activities like the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony, so he simply left it to Zhu Biao.
Killing two birds with one stone, well done.
Zhu Han thought for a while and then thought: "By the time of the Chinese New Year, my brother and sister-in-law should be able to go to the Mediterranean coast, right?"
If you go to the Mediterranean coast in the middle of winter...if you go to Catalonia, you might even be able to enjoy some sunbathing.
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As Zhu Han expected, Zhu Yuanzhang was enjoying the warmth from the Mediterranean. If Zhu Han knew where Zhu Yuanzhang was staying, he would know how comfortable he was now.
Europe is still very cold in winter, but in Catalonia, the temperature is moderate. This place once belonged to the Kingdom of Aragon and now belongs to the Ming Dynasty. Wherever the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty arrive, they belong to the territory of the Ming Dynasty. This is what Zhu Han gave The soldiers on the expedition issued an order. Anyone who dares to violate or obstruct this iron law of the Ming Dynasty will be killed without mercy!
Lan Yu went to greet Zhu Yuanzhang, while Zhang Dingbian and Zhou Buxin quickly built their palace for Zhu Yuanzhang on the beach. Zhu Yuanzhang felt very nourished after living here.
The temperature in winter is more than ten degrees. This warm climate makes Zhu Yuanzhang feel like "the king will never come to court early from now on".
"It's so comfortable, so comfortable."
With the sea breeze blowing, Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely intoxicated and said to Ma Xiuying: "We finally know why Qi Wu came overseas. Qi Wu really likes the conditions of spring all year round. Playing all day is just what he wants. no?"
Ma Xiuying agreed very much with Zhu Yuanzhang's words, and even said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "What do you think, when the time comes, we also go overseas? Come out with Qiwu, and when Biao'er grows up, he will be a very qualified emperor."
Zhu Biao is a qualified emperor. Zhu Yuanzhang said this. Ma Xiuying just repeated what Zhu Yuanzhang said, but Zhu Yuanzhang seemed very happy and said to Ma Xiuying: "Okay, of course, that's what we think." Yes, this time the DPRK's handling of the situation was very popular with the people. If it were us, we might just go on a killing spree. We also want to understand that the Ming Dynasty is no longer the original Ming Dynasty. We can cut through the mess with a quick knife. It may not be suitable for the current Ming Dynasty. If he is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, and if Qi Wu trains him for a few years, this kid will have no problem becoming the emperor."
When Zhu Biao secures his throne, Zhu Yuanzhang thinks that he will be fine.
After making some plans for the future, Zhu Yuanzhang continued to Ma Xiuying: "Qiwu told us that there is a big world beyond the Ming Dynasty. Now that we have gone out and walked around, we finally understand what Qiwu means. Before, we were just a toad sitting in a well watching the sky. , Hehe... But it’s not too late for us to understand. Qiwu has told us everything he can tell us, so we have to act according to his words. Qiwu is the most sober person."
Before, Zhu Yuanzhang thought that he and Zhu Han were the best partners, but after going out, he suddenly discovered that there was another person who was the best partner with Zhu Han. Zhu Biao was the most suitable person for Zhu Han. He had been with him before. At that time, Zhu Han just assisted the left from the side and asked some constructive questions. But now that Zhu Biao is handling state affairs, Zhu Han directly told Zhu Biao his thoughts.
For example, this time the Jinyiwei restructuring was carried out. If he were in the palace, Zhu Han might just mention that he could use the knife on the Jinyiwei. As for whether he would do so, it depends on his own wishes.
Now that Zhu Biao is in power, Zhu Han seems to be more open-minded. Although he does not go to the court, he has been pushing the court to reform in the way he set. Moreover, this kind of reform is of no benefit to Zhu Han. Almost all the benefits went to Zhu Biao.
For example, the world's police officers and government officials were reorganized to be independent of each province and directly led by the court. As for the ministers who led these police officers and government officials, they must be Zhu Biao's cronies! Now he is also Zhu Yuanzhang's confidant.
The convenience brought by the father and son sharing the same team is really comfortable.
"From now on, our Ming Dynasty's emperor will be Biao'er!"
Zhu Yuanzhang put his hands on his hips and said to Ma Xiuying: "When we get back, we will give the order to the court to abdicate the throne. Qiwu and I will travel around the country... to understand the sentiments of the people, and smooth over the local emperors' hairs, and wait for the mark to be completed." After taking control of the court, Qiwu and I will go overseas. There are beautiful mountains, rivers and beautiful scenery. We want to take a good look at the world of the Ming Dynasty!"
Today's Zhu Yuanzhang does not need to compete with Tang Zong, Song Zu, Qin Emperor and Han Wu. They are not qualified.
If nothing else, let’s just say that the Ming Dynasty supported 200 million people. Who among their emperors can achieve this feat?
Ma Xiuying looked at the high-spirited Zhu Yuanzhang and couldn't help but curl her lips.
Good mountains, good water, good scenery, this sounds nice, but it misses the most crucial thing: beauty.
Can Zhu Yuanzhang, with his restless heart, ignore the beauty?
After being out for so long, there were many courtiers from all over the country who wanted to offer beauties to Zhu Yuanzhang, but next to her, Zhu Yuanzhang was also treacherous but not courageous.
However, Ma Xiuying did not care about this matter. She was too lazy to care about it. Instead, she changed the subject and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Our overseas generals and civil servants live a very luxurious life. They have gold, silver, jewelry, beautiful women's family records, their The level and the treatment they currently enjoy are obviously beyond the limit."
Zhu Yuanzhang saw this matter thoroughly. Instead of agreeing, he said to Ma Xiuying: "Sister, we cannot use domestic methods to regulate overseas generals. They are wandering abroad and have no family to accompany them. There is no harm in enjoying themselves, as long as If they don’t betray the Ming Dynasty, everything else is easy to talk about.”
If you want the horses to run, you have to let them eat grass. Overseas generals have been fighting wars. If they are not given some opportunities to release, these people will probably go crazy.
The military discipline of the Ming Dynasty was to be strict. Among them, "the people must not be oppressed" was an iron rule that neither overseas soldiers nor local soldiers of the Ming Dynasty could surpass. These Ming Dynasty soldiers fought continuously overseas and had no channels to vent their anger. Some beauties, There is no harm in taking some gold and silver.
Zhu Yuanzhang still understands the principle of tightness and tightness.
Ma Xiuying couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words. She asked mainly because she was worried that Zhu Yuanzhang would be angry with Lan Yu and other generals. These people did live a luxurious life.
However, since Zhu Yuanzhang is unwilling to pursue the responsibility, Ma Xiuying will not take it to heart. Of course, this also illustrates some problems from the side. Zhu Yuanzhang is really not short of money now. Otherwise, with his stingy character, he would see Lan The lives of Yu and others are so extravagant, it would be a shame if they didn't curse.
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The empty seal scandal and the grain tax scandal caused a great response in the Ming Dynasty. People were arrested no matter which province they were in. The chief ministers in various places were driven to the ground by these two major incidents, and they wished they could all be involved. All the people were slaughtered.
Damn it, you got the snow, moon, wind and flowers that you have paid for, but I have to wipe your butts from behind. Is this the fault of a human being?
Zhu Biao left the matters in the court to the cabinet for handling, while he and Tang He filed and sorted out the people involved in the scandal. They sentenced and punished those who deserved it. More than 3,000 people were killed, and Zhu Biao looked at it. The scalp is numb.
When the two handed the compiled documents to Zhu Han, Zhu Han was sincerely disappointed when he saw the people involved: "The Ming Dynasty started to recruit scholars, and they took these moths, damn..."
Zhu Han also didn't know what to scold. After scolding, he felt much better, but at the same time he also said: "No, we can't continue like this. We have dealt with one group of people, and there will be the next group of people." Knowing the law and breaking the law.”
Tang He nodded in agreement, and then said: "Qiwu is right, some people's hearts will change. How many people will die from it?"
“Only by never forgetting our original intention can we always keep our original intention. We want these officials to know their original intention.”
Zhu Han tapped his fingers on the table, thinking deeply about how to solve the problem. Zhu Biao and Tang He saw that Zhu Han was thinking about the problem. The two of them sat next to him, waiting for Zhu Han to make a decision.
"These two cases are the largest cases since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. According to the law, we will not let a bad person go, nor will we wrongly accuse a good person. These two cases can be recorded as a model, and the officials involved in the case can be recorded. Also written into it.”
Zhu Han thinks this is a good idea, "Scholars are all shameless people. Let's make a record of the criminal evidence of some officials, compile it into a book, and distribute it to local governments and people, so that they will be infamy for thousands of years! Of course, if you sincerely repent, We must rectify their names based on their performance."
Zhu Biao and Tang He's eyes couldn't help but light up after hearing Zhu Han's solution.
Zhu Han's method... is really good!
Not only high, but very tough.
Take the empty seal case and the grain tax case as an example. There were as many as 3,000 people involved in these two cases, not counting relatives. How much shock would it cause if these 3,000 people were compiled into one book?
You must know that there are more than 700 people inside who have no chance to clear their names. The consequences of their violation of Ming law will be extended to their next generation, and those officials who committed crimes but did not die, etc. When they come out of prison, they will face everyone's accusations.
At that time, how can those officials who committed crimes have the face to face the world?
"This move... is too cruel."
Even Tang He couldn't help but lament Zhu Han's ruthless move: "In this way, the reputation of the officials who committed the crime will be completely lost. It will be extremely difficult for them to restore their reputation."
Zhu Biao also said beside him: "They have ruined their own lives."
This method of public execution is even more uncomfortable than killing someone.
"Such people do not deserve sympathy. They became officials of the Ming Dynasty and have received very favorable treatment. But how did they repay the Ming Dynasty?"
Zhu Han made the final decision and said to Zhu Biao and Tang He: "Let's do it. We are going to publish a "Warning Book" to warn officials all over the world and the world. We in the Ming Dynasty do not engage in the implicated trick, but our methods of dealing with them , but there are a lot of them.”
Zhu Han finalized the matter. Although Zhu Biao and Tang He thought Zhu Han's move was particularly cruel, they couldn't find a suitable reason to object. From the bottom of their hearts, they agreed with Zhu Han's point of view. Therefore, he did not continue to refuse and agreed to solve the subsequent problems according to the method proposed by Zhu Han.
After Zhu Biao and Tang He announced the writing of "Warning" in the court, they once again caused an uproar in the court. How is this allowed? Doesn't this push people to a dead end?
For those who have not been sentenced to death, how will they survive once they are written into the "Warning Book"?
It would be better to die happily.
Li Shanchang believed that this move was too murderous and heart-breaking, and he was the first to stand up and object: "Your Highness, this move will have a great impact. For those who sincerely repent, this approach will make people lose the opportunity to reform."
"Korea's public statement is justified. If His Highness wants his colleagues to be officials with peace of mind, he can make them change in other ways. This is absolutely not allowed."
There were many opponents, but generals such as Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Feng Sheng, and Feng Yong thought Zhu Biao's proposal was very good.
Especially Feng Sheng, who stood firmly on Zhu Biao's side, and then said to the retorting ministers: "What's the point? None of you understand the principle of teaching your children in front of others and teaching your husband later in life? When I was a child, I was beaten in front of others. Beating it will make people remember it longer."
"That's right!"
Chang Yuchun also stood up and agreed with Feng Sheng's words: "Since a big mistake has been made, there is no need to hide it. If you make a mistake, admit it and stand upright when you are beaten. As long as you sincerely repent, why can't we change it? We can't change it." Many of the soldiers under my command are surrendered soldiers. Aren't they treated differently? But now they have become one with our veterans through battle after battle, and the veterans also accept those surrendered soldiers... Isn't this the same principle? Why? Why can they do it but we can’t?"
Xu Da and Feng Yong also nodded in agreement, thinking that this should be done.
When Li Shanchang heard the objections of Chang Yuchun and Feng Sheng, his face turned dark. You guys, are you guys the same thing as being a scholar? Fighting a battle can change everything. We are all brothers who have died, but scholars are different. Where can they find a chance to die?
However, this matter had already been decided by Zhu Han, and Zhu Biao and Tang He did not give the civil officials a chance to object, and pushed ahead with the compilation of the "Warning Record" forcefully.
There are many scholars, and if the editors of the Hanlin Academy don’t want to compile this book, then another group of people will write it.
Today's Ming Dynasty lacks officials, but it does not lack scholars.
